Biomedical waste management has recently emerged as an issue of major concern not only to hospitals, nursing home authorities but also to the environment. the bio-medical wastes generated from health care units depend upon a number of factors such as waste management methods, type of health care units, occupancy of healthcare units, specialization of healthcare units, ratio of reusable items in use, availability of infrastructure and resources etc. The proper management of biomedical waste has become a worldwide humanitarian topic today. Although hazards of poor management of biomedical waste have aroused the concern world over, especially in the light of its far-reaching effects on human, health and the environment. The quantum of waste generated in India is estimated to be 1-2 kg per bed per day in a hospital and 600 gm per day per bed in a clinic. 85% of the hospital waste is non-hazardous, 15% is infectious/hazardous. Mixing of hazardous results in to contamination and makes the entire waste hazardous. Hence there is necessity to segregate and treat. Improper disposal increases risk of infection; encourages recycling of prohibited disposables and disposed drugs; and develops resistant microorganisms. The new bio-medical waste management rules has hence been notified to efficiently manage the generated bio-waste in the country. Download The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 Classification of Bio-Medical Wastes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified medical waste into eight categories:

• General Wastes
• Pathological
• Radioactive
• Chemical
• Infectious to potentially infectious waste
• Sharps
• Pharmaceuticals
• Pressurized Containers